الْحُوتُ الصَّغِير

فِي الْبَحْرِ الْوَاسِعِ حُوتٌ صَغِيرٌ مَعَ أُمِّهِ.

fi-l-baHri-l-waasi'i Huutun Saghiirun ma'a ummih.

In the wide sea there is a little whale with his mother.

قَالَ الْحُوتُ الصَّغِيرُ: أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَرَى مَا فَوْقَ الْمَاءِ!

qaala-l-Huutu-S-Saghiiru: uriidu an araa maa fawqa-l-maa'!

The little whale said: I want to see what is above the water!

سَأَلَ الْأُخْطَبُوطَ: مَاذَا يُوجَدُ فَوْقَ الْمَاءِ؟

sa'ala-l-ukhTubuuTa: maadhaa yujadu fawqa-l-maa'?

He asked the octopus: what is above the water?

قَالَ الْأُخْطَبُوطُ: لَا أَدْرِي، أَنَا أَخْتَبِئُ بَيْنَ الصُّخُورِ.

qaala-l-ukhTubuuTu: laa adrii, anaa akhtabii bayna-S-Sukhuur.

The octopus said: I don't know — I hide between the rocks.

سَأَلَ السَّلْطَعُونَ: مَاذَا يُوجَدُ فَوْقَ الْمَاءِ؟

sa'ala-s-sulT'uuna: maadhaa yujadu fawqa-l-maa'?

He asked the crab: what is above the water?

قَالَ السَّلْطَعُونُ: لَا أَدْرِي، أَنَا أَمْشِي عَلَى الرَّمْلِ.

qaala-s-sulT'uuna: laa adrii, anaa amshii 'ala-r-raml.

The crab said: I don't know — I walk on the sand.

سَأَلَ السَّلْحَفَاةَ، فَقَالَتْ: أَنَا أَعْرِفُ!

sa'ala-s-sulahfaata, fa qaalat: anaa a'rif!

He asked the turtle, and she said: I know!

فَوْقَ الْمَاءِ شَمْسٌ مُشْرِقَةٌ وَسَمَاءٌ زَرْقَاءُ وَطُيُورٌ.

fawqa-l-maa'i shamsun mushriqatun wa samaa'un zarqaa'u wa Tuyuur.

Above the water there is a shining sun, a blue sky and birds.

صَعِدَ الْحُوتُ الصَّغِيرُ فَوْقَ الْمَاءِ، فَرِحَ بِالشَّمْسِ.

sa'ida-l-Huutu-S-Saghiiru fawqa-l-maa'i, faRiHa bi-sh-shams.

The little whale rose above the water and delighted in the sun.

عَادَ إِلَى أُمِّهِ وَقَالَ: الْبَحْرُ جَمِيلٌ، وَفَوْقَهُ أَجْمَلُ!

'aada ila ummihii wa qaala:-l-baHru jamiil, wa fawqahu ajmal!

He returned to his mother and said: the sea is beautiful — and above it is even more beautiful!